The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-03-22
1HELASD'S CAUSE,
Archbishop Lynch's Appeal In Behalf of
Wronged Peoplo,

Archbishop Lynch's Appeal In Behalf of n
WronEed People.
NEW YORK, March 2l,-The Herald to.
day publishes the following:
ST. MIcuAEL's PALACE,
TORONTO, March Is, 1887.
To u'e Editor Of ae Herald:
l send you my letter to Lord Churchill.
asking you to publish it. Yours,
JOHN JOSEPH LYNCH.
Archbishop Of Toronto.
TO III: Right Honorable Randolph Churchill :
My DEAR LORD Contamination must
recollect u prelate from Canada who paid
q visit to the Vice.Rsgal Lodge at Dublin
in 1879, to thank your venerable and no.
BILE mother, the Duchess OF Marlborough.
for her kindness, liberslity and charity to.
ward the starving 1rish. had the honor
then Of a short acquaintance with your
lordshlp. On that occasion | predicted
you would become great statesman,
Tho twinkling OF your brilliant eyes, how.
ever, portrayed you would be little rest.
i've Tor a few years. l have assiduously
watched your course eince then, some.
times with regret Belfast, at other times
with joy, but always with great hope. The
motives Of your resigning a very honor.
able and important post in the Cabinet OF
England proved the honor, valor and
self.respect oil a great mind. Your motto
appears to Fiat Justitia, Ruat Cplum."
On this noble disposition OF yours | de-
pend much.
Now, my dear Lord Randolph, tho oh.
ject OF this letter is TO beg you to study the
Irish question root and branch, not in tho
spirit ol party, but Of "justico to all men, !"
| am confident, from your character OF
uprightness and honor, that you will, even
Tor this once, join Mr. Gladstone and bring
peace and prosperity to ireland and effect
n more stable union between England
and Ireland. Your lordship cannot but
feel the disgraceful contradiction involved
in the present attitude Of the British Par.
lament toward Ireland, and no wonder
you are away from 1t at present. On the
other hand, admitting the injustice OF tho
landlords e1actions and the utter inability
OF the tenants to meet them lin couee.
quence OF the low prices OF producel.
tue British House passes Il law appoint
Ing, commission to regulate rents,
WulGll Iehults Ill tuelG DelnR reduced
in many instances to one-half or one.third
OF their former amount. On the other
hand, tho machinery OF that tribunal be.
Ing go cumbersome and slow that tiity
years would scarcely suilice for tho hear.
ing OF all the cases, the landlords are
aysiling themselves OF the DELAY and ara
rushing evictions by wholesale, and The
British Parliament, stultifying itself, pros.
titutes tho power Of the law, which should
be sacred, by granting the aid OF police
aud Bherilis and balills In ovic.ing thou.
Bands Of unfortunate people, young and
old, In tho most inclement season Of the
year, amid the screams and cries Of stsry.
ing women and children and the curses Of
enraged men; thus helping tho landlords
to exact renta which tho court appointed
by the Government had In parallel cases
pronounced ilagfantly unjust.
DOUBLE DEALING,
Does this accord With tho true rhiloso.
ply oil Just aud legitimate government 2
Cannot even tho little children Of ireland
500 the double dealing and false position
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